Plans have been lodged for a €40 million development at the Donald Trump-owned Trump Doonbeg golf resort in west Clare. They involve 53 holiday homes, a ballroom/function room, a leisure centre and a new restaurant.

Plans for a pedestrianised civic plaza at College Green should still proceed – with some tweaking – Dublin city councillors agreed when the subject was discussed this week. But the council has not yet decided what course of action to take following An Bord Pleanála’s rejection of the project last month.

Bartra Capital Property’s proposals to build three blocks of flats in Dalkey is facing stiff local opposition from residents including one of Ireland’s best-known broadcasters, Newstalk's Pat Kenny and his wife, Kathy.

A total of €9 million is to be spent on four flood-relief schemes in County Leitrim in a bid to protect Carrick-on-Shannon, Mohill, Drumod and Leitrim village, all of which have flooded twice in the past decade.